Around 9,000 to 7,000 years ago, Neolithic humans in Mesopotamia employed oval-shaped vessels called husking trays to bake dough. These vessels, made of coarse clay, are likely the oldest form of ...

The finding comes via preserved bits of food DNA in Neolithic-era pottery that was submerged in the lake water. Commingled ancient wheat and dairy residues, which ultimately provided the first ...

The Neolithic period lasted from around 4000 to 2500 BC in Scotland. Researchers said they had revealed evidence of cereals in Neolithic pottery dating to around 3600 to 3300 BC.

Archaeologists often break up this lengthy time span into three periods — the Paleolithic (3.3 million to 12,000 years ago), the Mesolithic (12,000 to 10,000 years ago), and the Neolithic ...

The Neolithic Revolution—also referred to as the Agricultural Revolution—is thought to have begun about 12,000 years ago. It coincided with the end of the last ice age and the beginning of the ...

DNA from Stone Age burials in ancient Anatolia reveals the earliest known female-centered society in a farming community.

Before the Neolithic Revolution, around 12,000 years ago, Homo sapiens lived scattered about the world in small groups, mostly with their extended families. They hunted, gathered and moved around, ...

The finding comes via preserved bits of food DNA in Neolithic-era pottery that was submerged in the lake water. Commingled ancient wheat and dairy residues, which ultimately provided the first ...